Senior Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Project Engineering

Job Location: 1130 Morrison Dr., Ottawa, ON

Job Schedule: Day Shift

Salary Range: 102 000$ - 152 000$ CDN

About your next Challenge as a Senior Specialist, Project Engineering: 

Working as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team including software, hardware, and systems engineering, the candidate will be responsible for engineering management of a project or portfolio of projects involving modern integrated naval and marine communication systems.  The candidate will be expected to work with project management, customer stakeholders, and with internal design, supply chain, production, and verification teams to successfully complete project engineering outputs.  Success criteria for this role will include achieving project milestones, delivering systems that are technically compliant and fit for purpose, and meeting schedule and budget commitments.

What will you do: 

• Become familiar with customer provided system requirement documents and statements of work


• Work with the project manager, customers and stakeholders to manage engineering deliverables


• Plan and oversee systems, hardware, and software engineering activities


• Prioritize engineering activities


• Write and/or review technical contents for documentation deliverables


• Manage technical documentation including technical specifications, design, manufacturing and test/verification documents


• Manage budget and resources as the control account manager for assigned engineering activities


• Contribute to process improvements

Required Skills and Experiences:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.


• Comprehensive knowledge of systems engineering processes


• Experience working in the defence sector


• Experience working in naval or marine environments


• Knowledge of or experience with control account management 


• Knowledge of voice and data communication, radio communication, and/or satellite communication systems 


• Basic knowledge of project management

Preferred additional skills, education and certifications:

• Strong knowledge of the job area, such as having a specialty within the field of integrated communications


• User experience with defence communications – ideally within the naval environment


• Licensed Professional Engineer or other relevant professional certification

Eligibility Criteria (Mandatory):

• Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;


• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada “Reliability” status and Level 2 (Secret) security clearance.


• Must be eligible to meet the requirements for U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).